Ford pickup truck and 2007 Acura at scene of early morning wreck, July 24, 2016. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Sheriff’s Office
Updated at 8:08 a.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Authorities yesterday sought a nationwide arrest warrant for the man believed to have walked away from a head-on collision that left a Winlock woman severely injured last month.
A passing citizen who came upon the two-vehicle wreck on the 200 block of North Military Road in Winlock called 911 about 5:30 the morning of July 24, a Sunday.
Found: Robert A. Hicks
The victim told deputies that before the other driver left, he tried once to open her door, asked her if she could move and said he would call police or an ambulance. The 50-year-old Winlock woman was airlifted to a Vancouver hospital with broken bones in her face and back.
Her Ford pickup and the 2007 Acura four-door, with Utah license plates, were both totaled. The car was impounded.
“She’s got a long road to recovery,” Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza said yesterday. “We want this guy bad.”
The sheriff’s office was looking for 24-year-old Robert A. Hicks.
Snaza met with David Rose yesterday of Q13’s Washington’s Most Wanted television show to talk about the case.
Hicks was located overnight by Olympia police, based on tips from Washington’s Most Wanted. He was arrested for vehicular assault plus hit and run, sheriff’s Cmdr. Dusty Breen said this morning.
They had reason to think Hicks may have been staying with someone in the Winlock area. He’s lived in King County and before that, in Florida, according to Snaza.
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For background, read “News brief: Victim found injured, alone at scene of two-vehicle collision in Winlock” from Monday July 25, 2016, here
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